Episode 125: Froggy 2: What the—! This is my Hometown!
『 "What are you doing here instead of going to the exam?"
"What are you tinkering with in that alchemy furnace behind you?"
Just as the Foundation Establishment Pill was about to be exposed, Wang Ling quietly winked at Froggy 2.
Froggy 2 understood, nodded, and pounced on Pan Shengcong, licking him frantically.
"WHERE DID THIS DOG COME FROM?!"
Pan Shengcong couldn't stand it anymore and slapped Froggy 2 twice, knocking him out. 』
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〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜
[ Topaz (Honkai: Star Rail): "Very good, he knows what you want with just a glance." ]
[ Froggy 2 (The Daily Life of the Immortal King): "Of course, I have professional ethics too." ]
[ Paimon (Genshin Impact): "But as a dog, what professional ethics do you need?" ]
[ Froggy 2 (The Daily Life of the Immortal King): "I'm not a dog, I'm a toad. Don't talk nonsense." ]
[ Hook (Honkai: Star Rail): "But you are a dog right now, aren't you?" ]
[ Saitama (One Punch Man): "And what you're doing is very dog-like." ]
[ Rimuru Tempest (Tensura): "So, that means he's a simp?" ]
[ Froggy 2 (The Daily Life of the Immortal King): "..." ]
[ .....]
『 While Froggy 2 was distracting Pan Shengcong, Guo Hao quickly swallowed the pill.
"You guys, GO TAKE THE EXAM QUICKLY LATER!"
With that, Pan Shengcong left in a huff.
But no sooner had Pan Shengcong left than the Foundation Establishment Pill in Guo Hao's stomach began to take effect. Spiritual energy surged upwards, his hair instantly became like a Super Saiyan, and then his body swelled up as if filled with air.
"No, the spiritual energy is clashing with my acupoints! If I don't release it, I'LL EXPLODE!"
Seeing this, Wang Ling slapped Guo Hao, dispersing the spiritual energy in his body. Guo Hao floated to the ground like a piece of paper.
Because of that slap, Guo Hao's cultivation bottleneck was broken, and he directly advanced to the middle stage of Foundation Establishment.
.....
"Elite Class, second phase, Wang Ling, step forward."
Wang Zukang called from the stage.
"Oh no, I ate Wang Ling's Foundation Establishment Pill too. What will he do for the exam?"
Guo Hao was extremely anxious.
"Given Wang Ling's low spiritual energy, Wang Ling is specially permitted to wear a safety helmet to participate in the assessment."
Immediately after, Wang Ling stood in the center of the formation wearing a safety helmet.
Suddenly, Sword Spirit spoke: "Sword Master, there's a loophole in this grand formation! It has a spiritual energy cap but no time limit. Your spiritual sea is too vast; they never considered a cultivator like you when designing it."
Wang Ling asked, "What problems will that cause?"
Before he finished speaking, the dark clouds above Wang Ling's head gathered more and more, directly covering the entire sky.
Then, a gigantic pillar of lightning directly struck Wang Ling's body.
"Sword Master, you are like a capacitor with no capacity limit."
"How long will this lightning strike last?"
"Until the grand formation drains all the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth."
Seeing the situation spiral out of control, Wang Zukang panicked,
"Quick, HELP UNPLUG THE POWER!"
Sword Spirit: "Sword Master, you've already consumed too much spiritual energy."
Wang Ling: "It's fine, just cut the power."
The next second, the lights in several surrounding cities all went out, and the global spiritual energy value plummeted.
Realizing that something big would happen if this continued, Wang Ling quickly handed the peach wood sword Jing Ke to Sun Rong and said with a smile,
"Sun Rong, use this. The peach wood sword is insulated."
Sun Rong slashed at the power lines with her sword, and that force instantly shattered the entire city, even slicing the Earth's atmosphere in half!
At the same time, space rifts reappeared, and the spiritual energy of the human world flowed through the rifts to another world.
The Demon Realm... 』
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〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜
[ Boros (One Punch Man): "This scene looks so familiar." ]
[ Saitama (One Punch Man): "Yeah, it's the scene that appeared when I fought you before." ]
[ Lin Xiaoyu (The Daily Life of the Immortal King): "!!!!" ]
[ Froggy 2 (The Daily Life of the Immortal King): "No, this place looks familiar." ]
[ Froggy 2 (The Daily Life of the Immortal King): "It looks like my old home?" ]
[ Demon Master (The Daily Life of the Immortal King): "Haha, you really didn't recognize it?" ]
[ Froggy 2 (The Daily Life of the Immortal King): "Holy crap, this is really my hometown?" ]
[ .....]
『 The Demon Emperor, in the demons' world, sat on his throne and asked, "Demon Master, why is the abyss beneath our throne always whimpering?"
"Your Imperial Majesty, there's a problem at the bottom of the abyss. There's a crack connected to the human world."
"The human world? I remember sending a Demon King to conquer the human world several years ago."
"Your Majesty is wise. The one sent out three years ago was your humble servant's disciple, Devouring Toad, the fiercest among the Demon Kings."
The scene shifted, and Froggy 2 was enjoying being petted by several female students, wagging his tail contentedly.
The Demon Emperor then said, "But three years of demon realm time have passed, and why hasn't Devouring Toad brought the human world to me? Also, why do I feel that the opening to the human world is still absorbing our spiritual energy?"
The Demon Master was incredibly surprised: "Spiritual energy flowing backward? That shouldn't be. Didn't we conquer the human world precisely to get their spiritual energy? Could it be that their spiritual energy production is even worse than ours?"
The Demon Emperor became furious upon hearing this: "What in the world is that brat Devouring Toad doing?"
The Demon Master quickly replied, "Your humble servant will go to the human world now and personally discipline that unaccomplished disciple."
The camera shifted, and Froggy 2's little heart almost jumped out of his mouth when he saw the "Home Visit Notification" pop up on his phone.
Froggy 2, hearing his master say he was coming for a home visit, darted into Wang Ling's house.
"Why did you run here?"
Froggy 2 was a little embarrassed and replied, "I missed you guys."
Just then, after the Demon Master arrived in the human world, he couldn't help but exclaim,
"The spiritual energy of the human world is truly invigorating!"
No sooner had he spoken than he called Froggy 2.
But unexpectedly, Froggy 2 simply pretended not to hear and continued watching TV with Wang Ling.
Seeing this, the Demon Master couldn't hold back.
"Little frog, do you think you can escape your master's home visit by not answering the phone?"
Then, he pulled out a Hundred Demon Locator and began tracking Froggy 2's whereabouts.
"Disciple, MASTER IS COMING!" 』
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〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜
[ Froggy 2 (The Daily Life of the Immortal King): "Master, I don't want you to come; I absolutely don't want you to go to your death." ]
[ Demon Master (The Daily Life of the Immortal King): "I knew it, my Froggy 2 still respects me as his master." ]
[ Oyama Mahiro (Onimai): "Well, even though you say that, he's already gone to look for someone in the picture." ]
[ Miyamizu Mitsuha(Your Name): "Hopefully, it'll be okay?" ]
[ Yadomi Jinta (Ano Hana): "Perhaps." ]
[ Silver Wolf (Honkai: Star Rail): "Laughing so hard, he just went to his death." ]
[ Demon Master (The Daily Life of the Immortal King): "..." ]
[ .....]
『 In Wang Ling's home, Sword Spirit looked at Froggy 2's troubled face not far away and asked him, "Who is your master, that great deity?"
Froggy 2 said, "He is the culmination of all wisdom and talent in the Demon Realm, an old demon who has lived for millions of years, as old as heaven and earth, an immortal being."
Sword Spirit exclaimed, "Wow, your master is amazing!"
Froggy 2 replied with lingering fear, "Those few hundred years when he was my main tutor were the hardest days of my demon life. I still often dream about him in nightmares."
Wang Ling interjected, "So you're hiding here?"
Froggy 2 was a little embarrassed: "Oh dear..."
At this moment, the Demon Master was using the Hundred Demon Chart to search for Froggy 2's whereabouts, but the chart kept pointing to strange places, either dog kennels, beaches, or showing him to be tens of thousands of miles away.
"Strange, Froggy 2's demonic energy is so strong; why can't I pinpoint his location?"
"Froggy 2, are you deliberately avoiding me?" 』
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〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜
[ Sawamura Eriri (Saekano): "Congratulations, you guessed it completely right." ]
[ Keqing (Genshin Impact): "This tracking device seems to be interfered with by something?" ]
[ Bronya (Honkai: Impact Third): "Could it be that it's being shielded by some kind of power?" ]
[ Froggy 2 (The Daily Life of the Immortal King): "Master, how can you be so narrow-minded?..." ]
[ Demon Master (The Daily Life of the Immortal King): "...The human world is too dangerous, I'd be safer staying at home..." ]
[ .....]
『 In the picture, Pan Shengcong visited Wang Ling's home and talked about Wang Ling's academic performance at school.
However, Wang Jiao and Mother Wang had a great attitude. They believed that Wang Ling's happiness at school was the most important thing and that he didn't need to do anything earth-shattering.
But Wang Ling, because of the new spiritual talismans Wang Jiao tinkered with, made all the furniture in the house come alive, behaving like people.
Therefore, Wang Ling had to use Froggy 2 as a machine gun, continuously firing at the furniture in an attempt to restore them to their original forms.
"EVERYTHING'S BACK TO NORMAL!"
Wang Jiao saw the spiritual mark on Wang Ling's neck glowing and quickly said,
"Lingling, stand still. You've used too much spiritual power, and the spiritual mark is overloaded. Froggy 2, QUICKLY HELP ME TEAR OFF THAT SPIRITUAL MARK!"
But at this moment, Froggy 2 was already trembling with fear.
"He... HE'S COMING!"
Outside the door, the Demon Master, while Froggy 2 was busy dealing with the furniture, captured his spiritual energy fluctuations and immediately locked onto Froggy 2's location.
"Little frog, I feel your spiritual pressure."
"Disciple, Master is here."
Froggy 2 covered his head and said, "Oh no, I exposed myself by using spiritual power. NOW I'M FINISHED!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Froggy 2 fainted from fright.
Immediately after, the Demon Master used demonic power to move instantly, and he was already standing at Wang Ling's doorstep.
"HIDING IN SUCH A REMOTE PLACE!"
"DISCIPLE, MASTER IS COMING IN!"
But unexpectedly, as soon as the Demon Master opened the door, Wang Jiao, quick as a flash, directly tore off the spiritual mark from Wang Ling's neck.
In an instant, a terrifyingly powerful surge of spiritual energy erupted, precisely aimed at the Demon Master who was opening the door.
That uncontrolled spiritual energy completely struck the Demon Master, blasting his immortal body into ashes, leaving only the small ornament hanging around his neck.
At this moment, Froggy 2 slowly woke up, saw the small ornament on the ground, his face turned pale, and he cried out:
"MASTER —!"
At this, the Demon Master's soul floated gently in mid-air, silently giving Froggy 2 a thumbs-up.
.....
Not long after.
To allow Lin Xiaoyu to have her exclusive spiritual sword, Guo Hao, Chen Chao, and Sun Rong discussed and decided to personally collect materials to forge one for her.
Guo Hao took out a beast bone and placed it on the testing machine.
The display lit up:
⟦ Third-order spirit beast bone, two taels in weight, A-grade spiritual material. ⟧
Guo Hao smiled smugly and said, "Hehe, this is the tusk of a third-order spirit beast, the Night Demon Tiger. I did a sliding tackle back then..."
Chen Chao pulled out a Guan Yu statue from a large cloth bag and placed it on the testing machine, jokingly saying,
"Alright, alright, stop bragging!"
Immediately after, the screen displayed:
⟦ Tianji Meteorite Iron Ore, nine catties in weight, S-grade spiritual material. ⟧
Guo Hao asked in surprise, "Wow! Where did you get such a high-grade ore?"
Chen Chao smiled proudly, not answering.
"Sister Sun, what good stuff have you prepared?"
Chen Chao asked curiously.
Sun Rong then took out a small, glowing green bottle and placed it on the testing device.
The screen popped up:
⟦ Essence of Heaven and Earth, S+ Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure. ⟧
Guo Hao and Chen Chao were so shocked their jaws almost dropped, asking, "Sister Sun, where did you find this green little bottle?"
"Well, that's a girl's secret."
Sun Rong said mysteriously.
At this time, Wang Ling fished out the ring that the Demon Master dropped from his bag and casually threw it into the testing device.
"What is this thing?"
Guo Hao asked suspiciously.
"Picked it up at the doorstep,"
Wang Ling replied indifferently.
Immediately, the identification machine's numbers jumped wildly, climbing from D, C, B, A, A+, S...
Before long, the identification machine simply broke down, completely out of order.
Then, Wang Ling didn't dwell on what material the ring was made of. Without another word, he broke it in half and threw it into the furnace, starting to refine the spiritual sword. 』
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〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜
[ Demon Master (The Daily Life of the Immortal King): "It's so tragic—my cherished treasure is about to be turned into a weapon for a destroyer in another world, just like that." ]
[ Kadoya Tsukasa (Kamen Rider): "???" ]
[ .....]
『 On the screen, Zhuo Yi was chatting with a super-powerful immortal cultivator through holographic imaging technology.
"We've discovered several times that demons have secretly slipped into the human world using spatial rifts."
The old man with a handlebar mustache replied, "What's so difficult about that? Just build a wall and reinforce it. I guarantee that magic power will be revitalized, and the human world will become strong again~~"
The man in the hat disagreed: "Aren't the demons' intentions clear enough! They've coveted the human world for a long time; WAR IS ABOUT TO BREAK OUT!"
The old man with the handlebar mustache was unconvinced: "Those are all rumors. NO ONE KNOWS THE DEMON WORLD BETTER THAN ME!"
The man in the hat became anxious: "You fool, humans cannot sit idly by; WE MUST TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO ATTACK THE DEMON'S TERRITORY!"
Zhuo Yi stepped in to mediate: "Seniors, we haven't found the exact location of the demon world yet. Rashly crossing spatial rifts for an expedition now would only lead us to get lost in the cosmic."
At this moment, someone codenamed "One" said, "It's fine, just capture a demon and interrogate it, then we'll know, won't we?"
All the experts respectfully responded, "If you are willing to take action, how would the demons dare to act rashly? Since you have spoken, we have nothing more to say."
As everyone concluded their discussion, Wang Ling also took off the earphones he was wearing.
The scene shifted.
In the computer room, Chen Chao was immersed in a beautiful woman's live stream, feeling as if his essence and spirit were being drained, his abilities plummeting, and he was almost unable to maintain even the most basic Foundation Establishment stage.
In response to this situation, Guo Hao tried to hack into the live stream using a "Trojan horse beast," but he was easily defeated.
Helpless, Sun Rong had to use "The Ancient Arts of Confinement," intending to confuse Chen Chao so he could break free from the fox spirit's temptation.
However, Chen Chao was already dazed by the fox spirit's "tea ceremony performance" and completely lost his way.
At this moment, the fox spirit looked at the Demon Master on his sickbed and secretly calculated, "Perfect, a few more waves of energy will be enough! Master, I WILL DEFINITELY HELP YOU REGAIN YOUR PHYSICAL BODY!"
Under the fox spirit's bewitchment, Chen Chao, with a surge of courage, had an out-of-body experience and entered cyberspace, following the network cable straight to the fox spirit's hiding place.
"Fox Fairy Sister, I'm here!"
But unexpectedly, the Fox Fairy Sister instantly shed her disguise, and an incredibly ugly, gigantic body broke free from the fox fairy's body. Its obese form was like a fat maggot.
"Hehehe, after collecting a million spiritual power, I can finally discard this disguise technique." 』
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〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜
[ Chika Fujiwara (Love Is War): "What's going on? Why did it turn out like this?" ]
[ Chika Fujiwara (Love Is War): "She was clearly such a beautiful older sister before." ]
[ Keqing (Genshin Impact): "Is it because of the disguise technique mentioned earlier?" ]
[ Keqing (Genshin Impact): "To be able to use such an ability to transform that uncomfortable appearance into whatever she wanted?" ]
[ Gilgamesh (Type-Moon): "This fat mongrel, he should just die sooner." ]
[ .....]
『 Suddenly, the demon was startled, seeing Chen Chao's soul somehow emerge from the computer screen.
"Oh, what is this place? Why isn't it Fox Fairy Sister's live stream room?"
At that moment, the demon silently moved behind Chen Chao and quietly replied,
"This is Fox Fairy Sister's live stream room, didn't you recognize it?"
Chen Chao looked at the terrifying monster in front of him, his legs trembling with fear.
"No, IMPOSSIBLE!!!"
The demon suddenly attacked. Chen Chao found that he could pass right through it, and he couldn't help but feel a surge of delight: "Hehe, I'm out of my body now, YOU CAN'T HURT ME!"
"Oh? Really?" 』
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